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Item Open Access Enhanced confined microwave transmission by single subwavelength apertures(Bilkent University, 2005) Çağlayan, HümeyraGrating-coupling phenomena between surface plasmons and electromagnetic waves are studied in the microwave spectrum using metallic circular apertures surrounded by an array of grooves. The measurements are performed in the microwave spectrum of 10-18 GHz, corresponding to a wavelength region of 16.7-30 mm. The metallic samples have a subwavelength hole with a diameter of 8 mm and have concentric grooves with a periodicity of 16 mm. We first present the experimental and theoretical results of enhanced microwave transmission though a subwavelength circular aperture with concentric periodic grooves around the surface plasmon resonance frequency. This is followed by transmission studies through circular annular apertures with and without concentric periodic grooves around the aperture. We demonstrate a 145-fold enhancement factor could be obtained with a subwavelength circular annular aperture surrounded by concentric periodic grooves. Moreover, we study the diffraction of electromagnetic waves from subwavelength metallic circular annular apertures in the microwave spectrum. The theoretical and experimental demonstration of the near- and far-field EM distributions for subwavelength circular apertures and circular annular apertures surrounded by concentric periodic grooves is reported. We present the angular transmission distributions from circular apertures and circular annular apertures surrounded by concentric periodic grooves. At the surface mode resonance frequency the transmitted electromagnetic waves from the subwavelength circular annular aperture surrounded by concentric periodic grooves have a strong angular confinement with an angular divergence of ±3°. This represents a fourfold reduction when compared to the angular divergence of the beam transmitted from a subwavelength aperture. These results show, that not only high transmission but also a confined beam is achieved at the surface plasmon resonance frequency using a circular annular aperture with grooves .Item Open Access Near-field light localization using subwavelength apertures incorporated with metamaterials(Elsevier, 2012-03-12) Ates, D.; Cakmak, A. O.; Özbay, EkmelWe report strong near-field electromagnetic localization by using subwavelength apertures and metamaterials that operate at microwave frequencies. We designed split ring resonators with distinct configurations in order to obtain extraordinary transmission results. Furthermore, we analyzed the field localization and focusing characteristics of the transmitted evanescent waves. The employed metamaterial configurations yielded an improvement on the transmission efficiency on the order of 27 dB and 50 dB for the deep subwavelength apertures. The metamaterial loaded apertures are considered as a total system that offered spot size conversion ratios as high as 7.12 and 9.11 for the corresponding metamaterial configurations. The proposed system is shown to intensify the electric fields of the source located in the near-field. It also narrows down the electromagnetic waves such that a full width at half maximum value of λ/29 is obtained.Item Open Access Resonant artificial structures to achieve extraordinary transmission at microwaves(IEEE, 2010) Scorrano L.; Ilotti F.; Özbay, Ekmel; Vegni L.In this contribution, the role of artificial resonant structures in increasing the transmission through sub-wavelength apertures is discussed. Those devices are capable to enhance the aperture equivalent electric and magnetic dipole moments and, consequently, the overall power transmission. The design details are given and the enhancement performances are then illustrated through the use of full-wave simulations. Such structures may find applications in different fields, such as high-resolution spatial filters, ultra-diffractive imaging systems, etc © 2010 EuMA.Item Open Access Resonant excitation of surface plasmons in one-dimensional metallic grating structures at microwave frequencies(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2005) Akarca-Biyikli, S. S.; Bulu, I.; Özbay, EkmelGrating-coupling phenomena between surface plasmons and electromagnetic waves were studied in the microwave spectrum using metallic gratings. Transmission measurements were carried out to observe the transmitted radiation around the surface plasmon resonance frequencies. Grating structures with subwavelength apertures were designed for transmission experiments. Measurements were made in the microwave spectrum of 10-37.5 GHz, corresponding to a wavelength region of 8-30 mm. The A1 samples had a grating periodicity of 16 mm. A 2 mm wide subwavelength slit was opened for transmission samples. Samples with one/double-sided gratings displayed remarkably enhanced transmission and directivity with respect to the reference sample without gratings. The experimental results agreed well with theoretical simulations. ∼50% transmission at 20.7 mm, ∼25-fold enhancement, and ±4° angular divergence were achieved with a ∼λ/10 aperture.Item Open Access Transmission enhancement through deep subwavelength apertures using connected split ring resonators(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2010) Ates, D.; Cakmak, A.O.; Colak, E.; Zhao, R.; Soukoulis, C.M.; Özbay, EkmelWe report astonishingly high transmission enhancement factors through a subwavelength aperture at microwave frequencies by placing connected split ring resonators in the vicinity of the aperture. We carried out numerical simulations that are consistent with our experimental conclusions. We experimentally show higher than 70,000-fold extraordinary transmission through a deep subwavelength aperture with an electrical size of λ/31xλ/12 (width x length), in terms of the operational wavelength. We discuss the physical origins of the phenomenon. Our numerical results predict that even more improvements of the enhancement factors are attainable. Theoretically, the approach opens up the possibility for achieving very large enhancement factors by overcoming the physical limitations and thereby minimizes the dependence on the aperture geometries. © 2010 Optical Society of America.